subject: Hosting A Halloween Party At Home [print this page] Parties are the best places to go during Halloween. Meeting new friends and bragging about your costume are some of the things to look forward to. However, if you think you are too old for trick-or-treats, going to parties can be a little embarrassing. Good thing there are a lot of ways to celebrate the holiday without leaving home. With few preparations, a family Halloween treat can be far more memorable than street parties.
Expect neighbors and friends to drop by your home on that day. Even if you plan to spend it privately with your family, Halloween cannot be as perfect to you and the children as ever without guests. Consider entertaining them as part of your familys Halloween fun. Wear the right costume to keep the spirit of the event. Prepare candies to give to anyone who would knock on your door.
A movie marathon is a perfect treat for kids. Horror movies make the entire Halloween special. Nonetheless, carefully choose the movies to watch to keep the family enjoying instead of scared. Let the children pick the movies they want but make sure they are for general viewers. Horror-comedy and classic films are best for this type of occasion when spent with the young ones.
Prepare games that you can play after or before the movie marathon. Keep the night lively with interactive games, like Halloween treasure hunt and apple bobbing. These are exciting games that the children will surely love. A treasure hunt can even be more thrilling if there are surprises along the way. Decorate your house with as much scary stuff as possible to make it perfectly fitting for Halloween games.
After a tiring Halloween treasure hunt, food hunt should be next. The best to prepare are Halloween-themed cookies and buns. The children will surely love ghost- and graveyard-shaped cakes. You can do all these while watching movies.
Before bedtime, the children will surely ask for ghost stories. You can tell urban legends and personal experience, but tone it well to make it more exciting than frightening. Construct the stories as if you are playing a Halloween treasure hunt, where clues keep the players hurrying to find the next ones. Avoid dark horror stories, which may cause your children to have nightmares.